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Clinical pharmacy chair appointed

27 April 2005

The Victorian College of Pharmacy has created a chair of clinical pharmacy and appointed Professor Michael Dooley to the position.

The chair is a joint position with the Bayside Health network, making Professor Dooley the new director of pharmacy services at the Alfred, Caulfield and Sandringham hospitals.

Professor Dooley (pictured), who took up his dual role in March, said it was the first time a professor of clinical pharmacy had also held such a hospital position.

In his university role, Professor Dooley is responsible for teaching, research and the supervision of PhD researchers.

As director of pharmacy services for Bayside Health, he is responsible for 80 staff and has an annual budget of around $45 million.

"The main advantage of my joint role is that it can link undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research with cutting-edge practice in hospital pharmacy," Professor Dooley said.

"We will be able to influence undergraduate teaching and effective development of clinical practitioners and expand research as well."

Professor Dooley brings extensive clinical experience to his new role and a wide range of research projects focused on improving medication use and the quality of services associated with medication prescribing, dispensing and administration.

His contribution to clinical pharmacy has already been recognised with several awards. In November 2004, the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) awarded him its highest honour, the ACHS Gold Medal. Earlier in the year, Professor Dooley was also awarded the 2004 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award from the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia for his contribution to key initiatives within the profession.